Wattstown, County Westmeath

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Wattstown is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about {{convert|7.64|km|mi|0}} north–west of Mullingar.

Wattstown is one of 8 townlands of the civil parish of Portloman in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers {{convert|282.11|acre|km2}}. The neighbouring townlands are: Balrath to the north, Portloman to the south, Monroe to the south, Monroe or Johnstown (Nugent) to the south–west, Ballyedward to the west, Johnstown to the west and Piercefield or Templeoran to the north–west.[http://www.townlands.ie/westmeath/corkaree/portloman/wattstown/ Wattstown Townland, Co. Westmeath] Townlands.ie Retrieved on 22 August 2015.[http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/town_new2.php?MODE=search&TOWNLAND=Wattstown&SORTBY=townland&METHOD=any&COUNTY=Westmeath&BARONY=Corkaree&METHOD1=any&PARISH=Portloman&METHOD2=any&PLU=&METHOD3=any&PROVINCE= Wattstown Townland, Co. Westmeath] The IreAtlas Townland Data Base Retrieved on 22 August 2015. The north–eastern boundary of the townland is formed by the shoreline of Lough Owel.

In the 1911 census of Ireland there were 6 houses[http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Westmeath/Portloman/Wattstown/ Houses in Balrath]. Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved on 22 August 2015. and 22 inhabitants[http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/results.jsp?census_year=1911&surname=&exact=&firstname=&county19011911=Westmeath&county1821=&county1831=&county1841=&county1851=&townland=Wattstown&ded=Portloman&age=&sex=&relationToHead=&religion=&education=&occupation=&marriageStatus=&marriageYears=&childrenBorn=&childrenLiving=&birthplace=&nativeCountry=&language=&deafdumb=&houseNumber=&familiesNumber=&malesNumber=&femalesNumber=&maleServNumber=&femaleServNumber=&estChurchNumber=&romanCatNumber=&presbNumberDiv=&protNumber=&parish=&barony=&yearsMarried=&causeOfDeath=&yearOfDeath=&familyId=&ageInMonths=&search=Search&sort=&pageSize=50 Inhabitants in Balrath]. Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved on 22 August 2015. in the townland.

Two barrows in the townland are listed as national monuments.[http://www.archaeology.ie/sites/default/files/media/pdf/monuments-in-state-care-westmeath.pdf National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship - Westmeath] National Monuments Service, 4 March 2009. Retrieved on 24 August 2015

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